Shadow AI: Managing the Secret Risks in Your Organization

Overview:

“Shadow AI” is the unmanaged use of AI tools. The use of Shadow AI is often well-intentioned, often invisible, and increasingly risky. In this session, we will look at the unexpected ways in which Shadow AI shows up. We will look at the motivations on why it spreads, and how to respond without triggering a blanket ban that drives usage further underground. You’ll learn how to assess exposure, set sensible guardrails, and build a culture where innovation is encouraged. We will also balance out innovation with concepts such as accountability, privacy, and quality that are non-negotiable.

Why you should Attend:

Shadow AI is already in your organisations, whether you’ve approved it or not. This webinar shows you how to find unmanaged AI use, reduce risk fast and put lightweight governance in place that doesn’t crush innovation. You’ll leave with a practical approach to visibility, controls, and culture so teams can move quickly and safely.

FUD liner:

• If you don’t know where AI is being used in your business, you can’t control what data is leaving it or what decisions are being made with it

Areas Covered in the Session:

• What Shadow AI is (and what it isn’t)
• Common “hidden” use cases: reporting, customer comms, coding, analysis, HR, procurement
• The real risk map: data leakage, IP loss, regulatory exposure, model hallucinations, audit gaps
• How to spot it: signals, discovery questions, and where to look first
• Quick wins in 30 days: policies, approved tools, access controls, and safe workflows
• Governance that enables innovation: decision rights, exceptions process, and guardrails
• Training and culture: how to reduce risky behaviour without fear-based shutdowns
• Measuring progress: visibility, adoption, incidents, and risk reduction metrics
• Q&A + next steps checklist

Who Will Benefit:

• CIO / CTO
• CISO / Head of Information Security
• Chief Risk Officer (CRO) / Risk Director
• Chief Data Officer (CDO) / Head of Data Governance
• Head of Compliance / Data Protection Officer (DPO)
• VP/Director of IT / Enterprise Applications
• Head of Internal Audit / Technology Audit Lead
• Director of Digital Transformation
• Head of Legal (tech/data) / Privacy Counsel
• HR/People Ops leaders (policy + workforce enablement)